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U-23s Cruise as AC St. Louis Snatch a Draw Against the Timbers

U-23s Cruise as AC St. Louis Snatch a Draw Against the Timbers

In the late moments of their second match at PGE Park, AC St. Louis took advantage of a loose ball to salvage a point in a game dominated by the Timbers. Portland looked likely to score all match but were unable to build on the lead provided by Mandjou Keita. St. Louis defender Mike Ambersley [...]

Timbers Lose 1-0, Announce Two Exhibitions Against Top Flight Clubs

Timbers Lose 1-0, Announce Two Exhibitions Against Top Flight Clubs

A dedicated squad of half-giants from Baltimore came to PGE Park on Thursday night and eked out a win against the Portland Timbers. Crystal Palace forward Yaikel Perez scored in the 29th minute to give Baltimore a 1-nil lead that held for the duration of the game. Despite heavy pressure from the Timbers, particularly in [...]

Timbers Beat the Whitecaps Amidst a Hailstorm of Yellow Cards

Timbers Beat the Whitecaps Amidst a Hailstorm of Yellow Cards

The referee forgot to take his Zoloft. The Whitecaps looked the better team in the midfield. But Ryan Pore just cannot stop scoring goals, and in the end that was all that mattered.
Pore blasted a free kick into the corner early in the first half, but the Whitecaps’ Martin Nash responded with a header into [...]

A Tale of Three Matches – Timbers Start the Season 2-0-1

A Tale of Three Matches – Timbers Start the Season 2-0-1

Timbers supporters will recall that the team did not lose a game until deep into the season last year. The sellout crowd the season opener on April 24, however, would have been justified in worrying that no such streak would be likely. Against a Rochester side that had already opened the season, the Timbers looked [...]

Death, Taxes and the Portland Timbers

Death, Taxes and the Portland Timbers

Spring has sprung, the deadline for income tax returns has come and gone, and there’s a Timbers game this weekend. There couldn’t be a more perfect combination of events to celebrate with a massive tailgate and a serious kicking out of the jams? To be followed, one hopes, by a Timbers victory over the Rochester [...]

Veteran U.S. Goalkeeper Adin Brown to Join the Timbers

Veteran U.S. Goalkeeper Adin Brown to Join the Timbers

When I heard that the Portland Timbers FC are trying to acquire Adin Brown, I scratched my head – it sounded like a familiar name but I couldn’t understand why he was coming from a Norwegian side. Turns out he had quite a run with Aalesunds FK (the site’s all in Norwegian – here’s the [...]

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